"Doctor Dolittle (1967 film) Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 American DeLuxe Color musical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley and Richard Attenborough. It was adapted by Leslie Bricusse from the novel series by Hugh Lofting. It primarily fuses three of the books ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle"", ""The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"", and ""Doctor Dolittle's Circus"". The film had a notoriously protracted production with numerous setbacks along the way such as complications from poorly chosen shooting locations and the numerous technical difficulties inherent with the large number of animals required for the story."
"Doctor Dolittle who appears in a series of twelve books. The Golden Age of Children's Literature ended with World War I in Great Britain and Europe, and the period before World War II was much slower in children's publishing. The main exceptions in England were the publications of ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" by A. A. Milne in 1926, the first ""Mary Poppins"" book by P. L. Travers in 1934, ""The Hobbit"" by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937, and the Arthurian novel ""The Sword in the Stone"" by T. H. White in 1938. Children's paperback books were first released in England in 1940"
"Hugh Lofting Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children's literature. Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches while serving in the British Army during World War I. Lofting was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire in January 1886 to parents of English and Irish ancestry. His eldest brother was Hilary Lofting, who later became a novelist in Australia, having emigrated there in 1915. Hugh Lofting was educated at"
"was married three times and had three children, one of whom, his son Christopher, is the executor of his literary estate. Lofting commented, ""For years it was a constant source of shock to me to find my writings amongst 'juveniles'. It does not bother me any more now, but I still feel there should be a category of 'seniles' to offset the epithet."" Hugh Lofting's character Doctor John Dolittle, an English physician from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country, who could speak to animals, first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during the War"
"Thus, Lofting and the narrator, as a single person, hope that the “slain” can lead the world to an enlightened peace. Victory for the Slain Victory for the Slain is an anti-war poem written by children’s author Hugh Lofting, creator of the ""Dr. Dolittle"" series. Published in 1942, the poem is based on Lofting’s experiences during World War I and one of the strongest literary expressions of his pacifism. It was Lofting’s second book of verse but the only work written by him for adults. Lofting was a pacifist and was often frustrated at the quickness in which governments resorted"
"and the Secret Lake"" (1948). The series has been adapted for film and television many times, for stage twice, and for radio too. ""The Story of Mrs Tubbs"" (1923) and ""Tommy, Tilly, and Mrs. Tubbs"" (1936) are picture books aimed at a younger audience than the ""Doctor Dolittle"" books. They are about the old woman of the title and her pets, with whom she can speak, and the animals who help her out of trouble. ""Porridge Poetry"" (1924) is the only non-Dolittle work by Lofting still in print. It is a lighthearted, colorfully illustrated book for poems children. ""Noisy Nora"""
"Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures is a Doctor Dolittle book written by Hugh Lofting. The book is a posthumous collection of stories that Lofting originally wrote during the 1920s for the ""Herald Tribune Syndicate"" but here first included in book form. The book originally contained two introductory pieces followed by eight Doctor Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting: Those marked † are omitted in recent reprintings for no given reason. The first four stories may be read at the beginning of ""Doctor Dolittle's Garden"". ""The Green Breasted Martins"" follows Chapter XII in ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle"". ""The"
"Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts Never Before Printed"" (1920) begins the series. The sequel ""The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"" (1922) won the prestigious Newbery Medal. The next three, ""Doctor Dolittle's Post Office"" (1923), ""Doctor Dolittle's Circus"" (1924), and ""Doctor Dolittle's Caravan"" (1926) take place during and/or after the events of ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle"". Five more novels followed, and after Lofting's death in 1947, two more volumes of short, previously unpublished pieces appeared. The stories, in order of publication, are: ""Gub Gub's Book: An Encyclopaedia of Food"" (1932) is purportedly written by the pig. It"
"are the slain"""" permeates the poem. It was published only in the United Kingdom. Hugh Lofting Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children's literature. Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches while serving in the British Army during World War I. Lofting was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire in January 1886 to parents of English and Irish ancestry. His eldest brother was Hilary Lofting, who later became"
"Victory for the Slain Victory for the Slain is an anti-war poem written by children’s author Hugh Lofting, creator of the ""Dr. Dolittle"" series. Published in 1942, the poem is based on Lofting’s experiences during World War I and one of the strongest literary expressions of his pacifism. It was Lofting’s second book of verse but the only work written by him for adults. Lofting was a pacifist and was often frustrated at the quickness in which governments resorted to armed conflict to resolve international issues. Lofting would often mock the reoccurring “latest war to end all wars” mentality and"
"the doctor’s inability to remove the metal fragments. Soon after his injury he left active service and moved to the United States where he wrote his popular children’s series about a country physician who learned to communicate with animals. Lofting wrote his ""Dr. Dolittle"" series in order to give the animals he saw in World War I a voice they didn't have. In a larger sense, however, it was clear from the start that the ""Dr. Dolittle"" series was about the cruelty of war itself and the hope that Lofting saw from peace and cooperation. As early as 1924, Lofting"
"is followed by ""Doctor Dolittle in the Moon"" (1928) and ""Doctor Dolittle's Return"" (1933), ending with ""Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake"" (1948). The stories, in order of internal chronology, are: There have been a number of adaptations of the Doctor Dolittle stories in other media: A Russian children's novel ""Doctor Aybolit"" (Doctor Oh-it-hurts) by Korney Chukovsky (first published in 1924) was loosely based on the stories of Doctor Dolittle. The original novel credited Lofting's work, as did Chukovsky in his memoirs. Norwegian playwright, songwriter, and illustrator, Thorbjørn Egner, made an album called ""Doktor Dyregod"" (Doctor good-toward-animals) with songs and"
"Crested Screamers"" and ""The Lost Boy"" are to be placed in that order within Part One, Chapter 12 of ""Doctor Dolittle's Caravan"". ""The Story of the Maggot"" is given a greatly reduced summary at the conclusion to early printings of Part Two, Chapter 4 of ""Doctor Dolittle's Garden"". Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures is a Doctor Dolittle book written by Hugh Lofting. The book is a posthumous collection of stories that Lofting originally wrote during the 1920s for the ""Herald Tribune Syndicate"" but here first included in book form. The book originally contained two introductory pieces followed"
"""New York Times"" Jan. 18, 1948 review by Sarah Chokla Gross reads, ""Although few 'series' of stories hold up the high level of the first success, this fourteenth story of Freddy the Pig, and his colleagues on the Bean far, a complete and self-contained story, is as funny, as absorbing and as unobtrusively instructive as the very first one…Mr. Brooks, a capital plot-maker has the skill and humor of Dr. Dolittle’s creator without Hugh Lofting's sometimes disconcerting biases. Kurt Wiese...draws them to the life."" (See Doctor Dolittle.) The first edition was published in hardcover in 1947 by A.A. Knopf. With"
"of 1914 to 1918, when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England in the 1820s-1840s (""The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"" gives a date of 1839). He lived in Killingworth, Connecticut while writing most of the installments to the series. ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts Never Before Printed"" (1920) began the series and won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. The sequel ""The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"" (1922) won Lofting the prestigious"
"1967 as a musical under the same title, a closer (albeit still very loose) adaptation of the book. The earlier film was a box office bomb, but still remains a cult classic and a two-time Academy Award-winner. Despite its PG-13 rating, it was marketed as a family film. The 1998 film was a box office success, despite mixed reviews from critics. The film's success generated four sequels; ""Dr. Dolittle 2"", ""Dr. Dolittle 3"", """", and """", the latter three being direct-to-video. As a boy, John Dolittle displays an ability to talk to and understand animals, starting with his pet dog."
"are ultimately revealed in the much later book, ""Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary"". Doctor Dolittle's Caravan Doctor Dolittle's Caravan is a novel written by Hugh Lofting and published in 1926 by Frederick A. Stokes. It deals with the titular character's bird opera, centering on a female green canary named Pippinella. It is one of many books Hugh Lofting authored about Doctor John Dolittle. Pippinella is special in that she possesses what is generally assumed to be an exclusive trait of male canaries: birdsong. Ultimately, Doctor Dolittle creates a ""Canary Opera"" (using canaries and other bird species as well), based"
"stories. It appeared between ""Doctor Dolittle's Return"" and ""Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake"". ""Doctor Dolittle Meets a Londoner in Paris"" is a short story included in ""The Flying Carpet"", pp. 110–19 (1925), an anthology of children's short stories and poems with illustrations by Cynthia Asquith. The main events of ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle"" take place in 1819 or 1820, although the events of the early chapters seem to be spread over several years. ""The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"" begins in 1839. Backstory references indicate that Dr. Dolittle travelled to the North Pole in April 1809, and already knew"
"Doctor Dolittle's Circus Doctor Dolittle's Circus, written by Hugh Lofting and published in 1924 by Frederick A. Stokes, is set in England sometime between the original story and the later voyages narrated by Stubbins. It was one of the novels in the series which was adapted into the film ""Doctor Dolittle"". The story begins with Doctor John Dolittle who is looking for some money to earn to pay off a voyage to Africa. The Doctor's idea is to get the Pushmi-Pullyu into the circus but he couldn't find one until Mathew Mugg suggest a small business circus owned by the"
"best-loved novel"" of all time, with works by English novelists J. R. R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, Philip Pullman, Douglas Adams and J. K. Rowling making up the top five on the list. More than 75% of the British public read at least one book annually. While in the trenches during WWI, Hugh Lofting created Doctor Dolittle, a doctor who talks to animals. British children's literature was celebrated in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games during the sequence called """" which saw over thirty Mary Poppins' descend with umbrellas to fight and defeat the villains Queen of Hearts,"
"Doctor Dolittle Says edition was released after the 1967 film ""Doctor Dolittle"", and See 'N Says featuring Disney characters were introduced in 1968. In 1968 Mattel created a Winnie the Pooh See 'N Say exclusively for Sears and Roebuck department stores. Also introduced in 1968 were See 'N Say Talking Storybooks. Children would open the book to a page, aim the pointer at the arrow printed on the page, and pull the chatty ring. A pull-lever version of See 'N Say Talking Storybooks was released in the 1990s with different titles. A Mother Goose and a ""Snoopy Says"" See 'N"
"Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. Dolittle 2 is a 2001 American comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film ""Dr. Dolittle"". The film again stars Eddie Murphy in the title role of a doctor who can talk to animals, as well as Raven-Symoné as his daughter. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of ""Dr. Dolittle"" and directed by Steve Carr. In the film, Dr. Dolittle tries to help the animals protect their forest from unscrupulous human developers. He decides to populate the forest with a species of animal that the law protects, and enlists the help"
"(2013), which continues the story of the Rabbitte family from the Barrytown Trilogy, focusing on a 48-year-old Jimmy Rabbite and his diagnosis of bowel cancer and ""Two More Pints"" (2014). Doyle has also written many novels for children, including the ""Rover Adventures"" series, which includes ""The Giggler Treatment"" (2000), ""Rover Saves Christmas"" (2001), and ""The Meanwhile Adventures"" (2004). Other children's books include ""Wilderness"" (2007), ""Her Mother's Face"" (2008), and ""A Greyhound of a Girl"" (2011). Doyle is also a prolific dramatist, composing four plays and two screenplays. His plays with the Passion Machine Theatre company include ""Brownbread"" (1987) and ""War"""
"Newbery Medal. Eight more books followed, and after Lofting's death two more volumes appeared, composed of short previously unpublished pieces. The internal chronology of the books is somewhat different from the publishing order. The first book is followed by ""Doctor Dolittle's Post Office"" (1923), ""Doctor Dolittle's Circus"" (1924) and ""Doctor Dolittle's Caravan"" (1926). Only then follows the second book, ""The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"" (1922), continued by ""Doctor Dolittle's Zoo"" (1925). After that, the publishing order is restored; ""Doctor Dolittle's Garden"" (1927) is followed by ""Doctor Dolittle in the Moon"" (1928) and ""Doctor Dolittle's Return"" (1933), ending with ""Doctor Dolittle"
"is a series of food-themed animal vignettes. In the text, the pretense of Gub-Gub's authorship is dropped; Tommy Stubbins, Dr. Dolittle's assistant, explains that he is reporting a series of Gub-Gub's discourses to the other animals of the Dolittle household around the evening fire. Stubbins also says that the full version of Gub-Gub's encyclopedia, which was an immense and poorly-organized collection of scribblings written by the pig in a language for pigs invented by Dr. Dolittle, was too long to translate into English. ""Doctor Dolittle's Birthday Book"" (1936) is a little day-book illustrated with pictures and quotations from the earlier"
"Doctor Dolittle's Caravan Doctor Dolittle's Caravan is a novel written by Hugh Lofting and published in 1926 by Frederick A. Stokes. It deals with the titular character's bird opera, centering on a female green canary named Pippinella. It is one of many books Hugh Lofting authored about Doctor John Dolittle. Pippinella is special in that she possesses what is generally assumed to be an exclusive trait of male canaries: birdsong. Ultimately, Doctor Dolittle creates a ""Canary Opera"" (using canaries and other bird species as well), based on Pippinella's life story. This opera, jointly composed by both the Doctor and Pippinella,"
"Gub Gub's Book Gub Gub's Book: An Encyclopedia of Food: In Twenty Volumes is a 1932 children's book in the Doctor Dolittle series by Hugh Lofting. Gub-Gub the pig was one of the first animals with whom Doctor Dolittle learned to talk and appears in most of the books. This book features stories from and about Gub-Gub's attempt to write an encyclopedia of food. The frontispiece of the book introduces ""An Encyclopedia of Food in Twenty Volumes"", going on to explain that ""Prof. GUB GUB Announces that Owing to the High Cost of Living the other 19 Volumes of this"
"The Adventure Series The Adventure Series by Enid Blyton, a prolific English children's author, is a series of eight children's novels. These books feature the same child characters: Philip, Jack, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, along with several adult characters. Jack's pet parrot, Kiki, is also a standard feature in each novel. The stories show the four children off on their own, discovering and solving mysteries without much adult assistance. Although the publication dates span a decade, Blyton reportedly wrote each of the novels in less than a week. The colourful dust jackets and line illustrations were by Stuart Tresilian. Originally, the"
"The Adventure Series The Adventure Series by Enid Blyton, a prolific English children's author, is a series of eight children's novels. These books feature the same child characters: Philip, Jack, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, along with several adult characters. Jack's pet parrot, Kiki, is also a standard feature in each novel. The stories show the four children off on their own, discovering and solving mysteries without much adult assistance. Although the publication dates span a decade, Blyton reportedly wrote each of the novels in less than a week. The colourful dust jackets and line illustrations were by Stuart Tresilian. Originally, the"
"Doctor Dolittle's Return Doctor Dolittle's Return, published in 1933, is the ninth book in Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle series. The book was published five years after the publication of ""Doctor Dolittle in the Moon"" and continues the plot line begun in that book. Lofting originally intended to end the series with ""Doctor Dolittle in the Moon"", but for some reason changed his mind and the book was published. The book tells the story of how the Doctor returns from the moon. The first half of the book covers the lives of Tommy Stubbins, the Doctor's assistant, the family of animals"
"Dr. Seuss Collection. Dr. Seuss bibliography Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, published over 60 children's books over the course of his long career. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, he also authored over a dozen books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2000, when ""Publishers Weekly"" compiled their list of the best-selling children's books of all time; 16 of"
"or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man. The animal team includes Polynesia (a parrot), Gub-Gub (a pig), Jip (a dog), Dab-Dab (a duck), Chee-Chee (a monkey), Too-Too (an owl), the Pushmi-pullyu, and a white mouse later named simply ""Whitey"". One inspiration for his character appears to be the Scottish surgeon John Hunter. ""The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar"
"Dr. Seuss bibliography Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, published over 60 children's books over the course of his long career. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, he also authored over a dozen books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone. As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2000, when ""Publishers Weekly"" compiled their list of the best-selling children's books of all time; 16 of the top 100"